'Club moss' is the common name of
Selaginella
Funaria
Potamogeton
Lycopodium
D.
Lycopodium
Lycopodium, a pteridophyte is commonly known as 'club moss'.
Match the following and select correct option.
Column1 Column2
A. Pteris 1) Gymnosperm
B. Cycas 2) Bryophyte
C. Sphagnum 3) Algae
D. Sargassum 4) Pteridophyta
A-(4), B-(2), C-(1), D-(3)
A-(4), B-(1), C-(2), D-(3)
A-(2), B-(3), C-(4), D-(1)
A-(1), B-(4), C-(3), D-(2)
The lack of fruit formation in gymnosperm is due to
absence of fertilization
lack of seeds
naked ovule
sheding of immature seed
Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms
Perianth and no integuments
Embryo development and apical meristem
Absence of resin duct and leaf venation
Presence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia
Select the mismatched pair out of the following
Rhizome - Dryopteris, Nelumbo nucifera
Corm - Crocus sativus, Amorphophallus
Sucker -Curcuma domestica, Zingiber officinale
Tuber -Helianthus tuberosus, Solanum tuberosum
Assertion: Endomycorrhiza of forest trees contribute to the efficient nutrient cycling in tropical forest ecosystems.
Reason: The fungi that formendo-mycorrhizal associations with plants make nutrient ions available to them.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If both assertion and reason are false.
Which of the following are homosporous pteridophytes?
I. Selaginella
II. Lycopodium
III. Salvinia
IV. Equisetum
I and IV only
II and III only
II and IV only
III and IV only
Pick the correct group consisting of all genera exhibiting homospory
Lycopodium, Psilotum, Selaginella, Equisetum
Equisetum, Pteris, Salvinia, Psilotum
Salvinia, Pteris, Lycopodium, Selaginella
Equisetum, Psilotum, Lycopodium, Pteris
